That Ain't My Truck

"That Ain't My Truck" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in May 1995 as the third single from his debut album A Thousand Memories. The song spent twenty-one weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number 3 in mid-1995.[1] It also reached number 7 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was written by Akins, Tom Shapiro and Chris Waters.

"That Ain't My Truck"
Single by Rhett Akins
from the album A Thousand Memories
B-side"Same Ol' Story"[1]
ReleasedMay 1, 1995
Recorded1994
GenreCountry
Length4:03
LabelDecca Nashville
Songwriter(s)Rhett Akins
Tom Shapiro
Chris Waters
Producer(s)Mark Wright
Rhett Akins singles chronology
"I Brake for Brunettes"
(1995)		 "That Ain't My Truck"
(1995)		 "She Said Yes"
(1995)

Content

The song is an up-tempo in which the narrator ends up on the losing end of a relationship. His significant other chooses another guy to continue a relationship with and the narrator knows this by driving by her house and seeing another man's truck in her driveway.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that the song "sounds like a winner".[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Mary Newman-Said and premiered in mid 1995.[3] The video was filmed around Tucson, Arizona.

Chart performance

"That Ain't My Truck" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 13, 1995.

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 3

Year-end charts
Chart (1995) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 80
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 61

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 18. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. Billboard, May 20, 1995
  3. ""That Ain't My Truck" video". CMT. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8536." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 25, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  5. "Rhett Akins Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  7. "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.


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